Winter comes. Three months have passed since the day Haruka escorted a tour for the first time and she has become used to working as a tour conductor. Since the branch manager suffers backache, Haruka is assigned a popular tour which has been usually accompanied by the manager. Meanwhile, Haruka sees Masami for the first time after a while and realizes that she still likes him. Asuka, who has finished writing her second novel, comes to Osaka for a book signing. The reunion between Asuka and Yuko looks peaceful, but Haruka worries that they keep a distance from each other. On the day when Asuka goes back to Tokyo, Asuka apologizes to Yuko for having chosen to stay in Yufuin instead of going to Osaka with her mother ten years ago. The two finally relate to one another.